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For The Foxes

Spillwords·July 30, 2023

For The Foxes a poem by: Charles Bukowski Don’t feel sorry for me. I am a competent,...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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The Hobo Code

Nick Gerrard·September 27, 2021

The Hobo Code written by: Nick Gerrard @nickcgerrard I lost it all, the mortgage, the wife, the...

English Literature

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Fitting for My Funeral

Paul Anthony Obey·February 26, 2021

Fitting for My Funeral written by: Paul Anthony Obey @TheInvisiblePo1 Instructions are clear, no change is allowed,...

English Poetry

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PatBunny·January 1, 2021

Instructions written by: PatBunny When Death approaches and you see him coming near, Tell me dear one,...

Poetry English

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John Grey·December 28, 2019

Instructions written by: John Grey Winter, second week of January, violent wind gusts shaking down the windows,...

Gabriella Balcom writes fantasy, horror, romance, sci-fi, and more, and has had 551 works accepted for publication. She was nominated for the Washington Science Fiction Association's Small Press Award, and Clarendon House Publications awarded her a publishing contract after one of her stories was voted best in a novel; her multi-genre anthology, On the Wings of Ideas, was then released. Gabriella won second place in JayZoMon/Dark Myth Company's 2020 Open Contract Challenge, and they published her romance, Worth Waiting For. Black Hare Press put out her sci-fi novella, The Return, and Dark Myth Publicating released her horror anthology, Down with the Sickness and Other Chilling Tales. She also self-published a novelette.

A Christmas Heckler by John Christopher

“With your vote tomorrow—” The Governor raised his hands to quell thunderous applause. “With your vote, we can end this foreign invasion once and for all. America for Americans!”

This wasn’t just a slogan for Governor Bishop DeCulpat. It was a life’s crusade. In his border state, it was his family, his neighbors who’d borne the brunt of the social costs of the flow of migrants across the border. They’d been pushed to a boiling point. Now, it was time for action.

Hearing the signature catchphrase of the campaign, the audience erupted once again, the ovation magnified by the white marble column of the Statehouse rising at the Governor’s back, drowning out The Vince Guaraldi Trio’s Christmas is Coming blaring from the speakers...

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